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Former Fallibroome Academy pupil Billy: “I was awoken by two almighty crashes and stuff coming off the wall. A structural engineer is coming to check the integrity of the wall.

Resident Billy Bamford was awoken by the lorry, which became wedged against his home

“My tenant is on the ground floor and her bed is directly behind the wall that was hit and she was terrified. She jumped out of her skin, she thought it was an earthquake.

“Police came and closed about four roads and they had to unscrew my satellite dish - which was bent - before they managed to get the lorry around the corner.”

Billy, a digital director at Big Brand Ideas, says there are two long scratch marks along the side of his house but he has received an apology from the firm, who he says have been helpful since the incident.

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However, he says the junction has a history of problems and action needs to be taken in order to stop another similar incident happening in the future.

Billy added: “It was only a few months ago that we had nine cars wrecked by a much smaller truck.

“We really need a sign putting at the end of the road which says no access for HGVs or large trucks.”

Commenting on Facebook, residents shared Billy’s concerns.

Billy's satellite dish had to be removed to allow the lorry to pass

One neighbour said they had seen similar situations on a number of occasions. Francesca Leah Robinson said: “There was a lorry stuck here only a couple of months ago, we have lived here for five years and see it on a regular basis.”